The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has accused Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, of violating the country’s labour laws by dismissing workers who attempted to unionise and replacing them with foreign nationals. In an interview with…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all its affiliate unions to begin immediate mobilisation for a possible nationwide strike against the Dangote Group over the dismissal of workers at its refinery. The directive, contained…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for an independent investigation into the recent fire at the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Afriland building in Lagos and other recurring market infernos in the state, insisting…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for an upward review of the national minimum wage, insisting that the current N70,000 is no longer sustainable amid rising inflation and the soaring cost of living. In…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared solidarity with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) in its dispute with the Dangote Group, accusing the conglomerate of anti-union practices, unfair labour treatment…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged governments across the country to emulate Imo State’s implementation of a ₦104,000 minimum wage for workers. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the call on Thursday in Abuja at…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted that civil servants have the constitutional right to participate in partisan politics, dismissing claims by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government seven days to return what it described as diverted workers’ contributions from the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and to constitute the Governing Board…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Chapter, has called on Dangote Industries Limited to allow its employees to join workers’ unions to protect their rights and strengthen workplace relations. During a tour of the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly criticised the Federal Government’s newly adopted National Industrial Relations Policy, warning that it criminalises strike actions and seeks to suppress trade union rights. In a statement issued on…
